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Transforming Education by batteryfast.co.ukThe education system of the 20th century is built around institutions: schools, colleges, academies and universities. Naturally, many companies are aiming to recreate a degree-issuing institution. In this sce-Education tech-nario, a startup has the highest level of control and nology has be-the highest earnings per student. Online-based insti-come a busy tutions have started from several niches (education space in recent for children with disabilities, advanced placement years. Mark Zuc-programs, test preparation) and are approaching kerberg and Bill mainstream education.Gates continue to push the en-We've now seen the first online high schools (Keystone velope with enor-School), colleges (University of Phoenix, Kaplan mous philanthro-University, The Open University, University of the pic gifts toward People), certification programs (Alison.com), enter-education reform; Blackboard.com was traded at prise training programs (GlobalEnglish.com), art a $1 billion plus valuation; and Google is putting schools (AudioVisualAcademy.com) and test pre-millions into education tech sites like KhanAcademy. paration programs (Top Test Prep, GrockIt, Knew-At Mashable, you've read about social campaigns ton, RevolutionPrep, TutorJam, BrightStorm).for education, gaming in education andfree educa-tional resources.At the same time, brick-and-mortar institutions launch experimental online programs. iQAca-With so many startups on the scene, it is easy to demy helps high-schools to offer online classes, get lost. Fortunately, most innovation is centered and 2tor and Altius Education do that for universi-around a short list of fundamental ideas. In this ties. Finally, there are innovative offline programs post, we'll walk through nine clusters of education like YCombinator, Singularity University and Tetuan tech companies.Valley.1. New Institutions2. Learning Management

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ted withPrinhttp://www.batteryfast.co.uk/battery-technology/100-online-resources-that-are-transforming-education-by-batteryfast-co-uk/Page 1batteryfast.co.ukAugust 17, 2011100+ Online Resources That Are Transforming Education by batteryfast.co.ukTo build a new educational institution, one needs to search Channel.org do the same for the science assemble a lot of pieces. Institutions are also hard community. Salman Khan of KhanAcademy.org re-to scale. That's why many companies are opting for corded more than 1,000 instructional videos cove-a different path: They focus on a single problem, ring almost all of the secondary school curriculum. create a software solution and sell it to schools.MIT OpenCourseWare and Stanford eCorner are lea-Web-based tools are now used to manage applica-ding examples of free online content from top univer-tions, grades (Schoolbinder, LearnBoost), class ra-sities. Tools for publishing (and charging for) online tings and reviews (Courserank, acquired by Chegg), educational content include Faculte.com, uDemy.schedules, tests, textbooks and student-teacher mes-com,Videolla.com, LearnOutLoud and Leaping-saging. There is also a market for content manage-Brain.com. Youtube.EDU and iTunes U are general ment (Sakai Project, Moodle).purpose content distribution hubs. OERCommons.org is a search engine for open-licensed content. Another important area is analytics and reporting Sites like About.com,HubPages, Instructibles, Asso-systems (SchoolNet.com). Learning management ciatedContent and eHow collect practical advice on systems are present in every market: schools, uni-everyday topics.versities, corporate education and training cen-ters. Notable examples include Blackboard, Koo-Using the principles that power Wikipedia, eve-fers, ePals, MyEdu.com, edu20.org and GlobalScholar. ryone can now create their own wiki with platforms Solutions for corporate learning include Lear-like PBWorksor Wikia.com. Wikified educational ningZen, Learn.com, Taleo.com, eLearning Bro-content can be found at Curriki.org, Wikiversity.thers and Mindflash.org and Wikibooks. Content libraries are created for career inspiration (dailyendeavor.com, TryEnginee-3. Online Contentring.org), high schools (neok12.com,aventalearning.com), case studies (StudyNet), and lecture notes

(GradeGuru). Flat World Knowledge publishes free digital textbooks, while Chegg is a textbook rental service. InkLing is following the "iTunes for iPad-op-timized digital book" model and adds social features to it. Rosetta Stone publishes interactive language courses on DVD. For a long time, the market of educational content was 4. Networks and Marketplacescontrolled by book publishers. Technology is ready to disrupt that picture in several ways. Online video

is set to take a share from text-based learning. Re-commendation and search systems are offering new ways for content discovery. As in other forms of content, sales and subscriptions are moving to the printjoli web. TED.com, Big Think, 99 Percent, Pop!Tech, GEL Conference and the Charlie Rose show are notable for video recordings of technology and business leaders.Academic Earth, Videolectures.net, and Re-ted withPrinhttp://www.batteryfast.co.uk/battery-technology/100-online-resources-that-are-transforming-education-by-batteryfast-co-uk/Page 2batteryfast.co.ukAugust 17, 2011100+ Online Resources That Are Transforming Education by batteryfast.co.uklunteers who encourage kids to study using Skype video calls. 6. Learner Tools

The web is an ideal tool to connect sellers and buyers in any market. Once you get a critical mass of initial users and investment in a brand, the network effect will keep you growing. The first marketplaces are already here, but the bigger fight lies ahead.

A number of sites (TeachStreet, BetterFly, School For centuries, learning was based on classroom lec-Of Everything, GuruVantage) offer tutor and trai-tures and books. Can computers and mobile devices ning listings.TheoryAndPractice.ru is a very popu-offer more engaging alternatives? Having a conver-lar Russian language site for "edutainment" event sation with your teacher is much different when announcements.CraftEdu.com is marketplace for your classroom backchannel is powered by Twi-paid/free online video and live training. Student Of jector. Need to memorize something? QuizLet.Fortune is a marketplace for homework help. Gulli-com provides tools for fun flashcard-based learning. verGo is a listing hub for educational travel. Noodle.Commuting? There is a growing number of mobile org is your guide for choosing college. General learning apps including notes (StudyBlue, Wides-purpose employment websites have sections for cript), law bar exam preparation (BarMax, costs jobs for students and internship search.JobSpice.$999), and driving test preparation (uHavePassed). com helps students to create their online resume.Other tools include career orientation tests and edu-cational games.5. Live Training and Tutoring7. Collaborative Learning

As bandwidth improves, a number of startups are of-fering web-based live training. General purpose tools like Justin.tv, Ustream, and LiveStream can be

used for streaming lectures and conferences. Su-percoolschool andEduFire.com provide specialized In traditional education, being a part of a campus live teaching tools. Myngle.com (languages) and Tu-community can offer as much value as the lessons printjoli torVista (high-school help) are tutor-student themselves. It is no surprise that the community networks for live education. Sugata Mitra introduced aspect is moving online too. Services like UnClasses.the concept of "Granny in the Cloud" -- senior vo-org andOpenStudy.com allow learners to form groups and study together. Quora.com and StackEx-ted withPrinhttp://www.batteryfast.co.uk/battery-technology/100-online-resources-that-are-transforming-education-by-batteryfast-co-uk/Page 3batteryfast.co.ukAugust 17, 2011100+ Online Resources That Are Transforming Education by batteryfast.co.ukchange are modern question and answering plat-puterized classroom solutions include TimeTo-forms for professional topics. There isa large number Know and SOLE project.of education forums such asLiveMocha (language learning) and Edublogs.org (teacher community).Other Business News:8. Funding and Payments

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you keep college prices under control? How do you make education affordable? How do you increase 6 Excelent Products that Could Come from the salaries for the best teachers? How do you create Google-Motorola Dealmore competition and less governmental control in education? Sites likeEnzi.org and GradeFund help NFC: Quick Guide to the Future of Mobile by bat-students get crowdfunded loans and sell shares of teryfast.co.uktheir future salaries. It is a good start, but much more innovation is needed.How Today's Students Use Technology9. Hardware for EducationWhat a student's major is important to consider when choosing a laptop

Battery Technology | Follow 6 tips To taking care of your Laptop BatterySpecialized educational hardware for education can be a controversial topic. While some argue that Top 10 ways to improve iPad battery life | Battery education tech should rely on standard hardware, Technologyprintjoli others see opportunity. One Laptop Per Child has produced and distributed almost 1.5 million inex-Sample Tips for Longer-Lasting Laptop Batteries | pensive laptops optimized for students in developing Battery Technologycountries. Kno is a new tablet computer hoping to be the "Kindle of textbooks." Other notable com-6 Ways to Revitalize an Older Laptop | Notebook ted withRefreshPrinhttp://www.batteryfast.co.uk/battery-technology/100-online-resources-that-are-transforming-education-by-batteryfast-co-uk/Page 4batteryfast.co.ukAugust 17, 2011100+ Online Resources That Are Transforming Education by batteryfast.co.ukTo read more good posts, please follow us on Twit-ter: http://twitter.com/batteryfastukThank you!

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